Chapter 283: The Seventy-Fourth Army Arrives
The setting sun swept over the dilapidated streets, where women and children who had lost their homes could be seen begging.
Wang Yaowu took his command of Li Tianxia, commander of the 51st Division), Yu Chengwan, commander of the 57th Division, Liao Lingqi, commander of the 58th Division, and He Lihua, chief of staff, and a group of senior officers of the 74th Army and a large group of guards stood in front of the two-story building that Su Jin used as a temporary command headquarters, looking at the guards standing solemnly on the side with submachine guns in hand, wearing gray-green military uniforms, and couldn't help but praise the people beside him: "I have heard for a long time that the 202nd Division is my **** elite, and it has killed the Japanese army several times. ”
Hearing Wang Yaowu's praise, the people next to him either echoed the words or remained silent, but Li Tianxia, the commander of the 51st Division, said a little unconvinced: "The military seat does not dare to agree, I think the 202nd Division is just better equipped, if our army also has such sophisticated equipment, it will definitely not be inferior to them." ”
Liao Lingqi on the side said with some envy, pointed to the submachine gun in the hands of the guards on the side and said, "Do you know what model of submachine gun these soldiers have?" ”
After everyone looked at it fixedly, many people shook their heads, saying that they had never seen this firearm. Liao Lingqi said with some envy: "If I am not mistaken, this submachine gun is a submachine gun made in Finland, and the official name is Suomi 1931 submachine gun." Not only is it well-made and accurate, but it also has a range of up to 200 meters, which is two or even three times higher than that of other types of submachine guns, and its firepower is extremely fierce, which can be described as the best among submachine guns. ”
"How amazing!"
When Liao Lingqi said this, the surrounding generals couldn't help but be taken aback. Yu Chengwan, commander of the 57th Division, couldn't help but ask curiously: "Since this is the case, then this submachine gun should have long been famous in the world, why is it unknown so far?" ”
Liao Lingqi smiled bitterly: "Although this gun has excellent performance. The only downside is that it's just too costly. You probably don't know, such a submachine gun, its price each reaches 500 dollars, which is 1,500 yuan, and ordinary people can afford it! Not to mention the small country of Finland, even the Germans are frightened by its price and do not dare to equip it to this day. ”
"What...... So expensive! ”
When they heard this, everyone was taken aback. Nowadays, the price of a German-original 98K Mauser rifle is only fifty dollars. The price of a Makmi heavy machine gun is only 1,200 silver dollars, and the price of such a submachine gun is ten times that of a Mauser rifle, and even more expensive than a Makqin heavy machine gun. This is equivalent to these soldiers each having a Makqin heavy machine gun, who can afford this Nima, and the most important thing is that they have just walked all the way, and they found that the soldiers with this kind of submachine gun are not very rare. It's very universal. That's telling.
After the surprise, everyone looked at the submachine gun that flashed with cold light in the hands of the guards at the door, and a term invariably appeared in their hearts...... Rich man!
While everyone was thinking about their hearts, there was a sound of footsteps, and a major general in his twenties wearing a gray-green German military uniform walked out, accompanied by several officers. I saw him go straight to Wang Yaowu, saluted and said: "Su Jin, commander of the 202nd Division of the National Revolutionary Army, has seen Chief Wang, and Chief Wang has worked hard from afar. ”
Wang Yaowu returned the salute with a smile: "Master Su, hello! I have long heard of Master Su's name, and when I saw it today, it was really heroic and famous! ”
"Sir, I've won the prize. The department is just a fluke, but it makes the chief laugh! ”
Facing Wang Yaowu and the officers behind him, Su Jin looked very modest. After meeting Li Tianxia, Yu Chengwan, Liao Lingqi and others behind Wang Yaowu, he also introduced Zhang Danian, Li Wei and others behind him to everyone. Originally, everything was fine, but when it was Li Weishi's turn, a guy who was still a little dissatisfied in his heart, he said nonchalantly: "Commanders, the officers and soldiers of our 348th Brigade are looking forward to you like a long drought and looking forward to nectar, if you don't come again, I'm afraid that the headquarters will have plans to abandon the city and flee." ”
"Uh......"
Li Wei's sudden sentence made the originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly stiffen, especially Wang Yaowu, whose originally smiling face became a little unnatural. The people present are all old fritters, how can they not understand the meaning of Li Wei's words, Li Wei is clearly laughing at himself for being cowardly, but secretly ridiculing Wang Yaowu's 74th Army for dragging its feet and intending to let the 202nd Division be a substitute for the dead.
Wang Yaowu's cultivation was better, and he didn't say anything after his face stiffened for a while, but Li Tianxia behind him was furious, turned his head and glared at Li Wei and shouted, "Brigade Commander Li, what do you mean by this?" ”
"What can I mean?" Li Wei, who grew up in Erlongshan since he was a child, was originally a single character, and he almost didn't kill him in a hurry when he waited for the arrival of the 74th Army in the past few days, and now that the main master is in front of him, where does he not find an opportunity to ridicule two sentences: "The department just expressed the urgency of looking forward to the commanders, could it be that Chief Li thinks that there is anything wrong with the words of the department?" ”
"You!"
Li Tianxia's face turned cold, and she was about to continue to reprimand, but Wang Yaowu waved his hand to stop her, Wang Yaowu turned his head and reprimanded: "Division Commander Li, it is our fault that our department failed to arrive as scheduled, what is wrong with Brigade Commander Li?" ”
"Yes!" Li Tianxia was reprimanded by Wang Yaowu like this, so she had to lower her head and stop talking.
Seeing this, Su Jin had to admire Wang Yaowu's Tai Chi level, no matter whether his words were sincere or false, at least after he said this, Su Jin and they were embarrassed to talk about this matter again.
After everyone entered the headquarters, Wang Yaowu's face was straight, and he naturally put on the posture of a military commander and said to Su Jin: "Division Commander Su, before I came, Chief Xue said in the telegram to my army that I need my 74th Army as the main force to defend the city to defend Jiujiang this time, and your department is fighting on the outer line. However, this is only a rough plan, but we need to consult carefully on how to operate it, and now I would like you to introduce the specific situation of Jiujiang to us. ”
"Yes!"
Su Jin agreed, walked to the 100,000-to-1 map hanging on the wall, picked up a whip and pointed to a position on the left and said, "Chief Wang, colleagues, the situation in Jiujiang is like this now. Although our army has captured Jiujiang, due to the short time, there are still some remnants of Japanese criminals and traitors in Jiujiang City that have not been cleared. In the northwest, the third division of the Japanese army is approaching from Huangmei County, and in the northeast is the 13th division of the Japanese army, and now they are less than 30 kilometers away from Jiujiang, and it is expected that they will arrive tomorrow morning, and the Japanese troops on these two roads are all fully staffed and fully staffed, with a total number of about 50,000, especially the third division also carries two heavy artillery wings, one of which is also equipped with a 50-millimeter heavy artillery, which is a great threat to our army. We had to guard against it, and the Japanese air force has also frequently bombed Jiujiang in recent days, which has also caused considerable losses to our army......"
As Su Jin introduced, the faces of the people of the 74th Army next to him became more and more difficult to look at. The Japanese army is menacing this time. And don't look at the fact that they only have 40,000 or 50,000 people in one division, and on the surface, the combined strength of the three divisions of the 74th Army is 40,000 or 50,000, which is not much different from the Japanese army, but the problem is that when the Nationalist Army fights with the Japanese army, due to various factors such as weapons and soldiers' quality, the ratio of troops has always been at least 1:3 or even 1:5, plus the Japanese army also has aircraft and heavy artillery to help, so whether the 74th Army can hold Jiujiang is very suspenseful.
Many people looked at Su Jin's face a little unpleasantly, judging from the situation he just introduced, this Jiujiang is purely a fire pit, but this guy is about to leave now by patting his ass, but let them jump into this fire pit.
Li Tianxia immediately asked: "Division Commander Su, you have sent telegrams to Chief Xue several times to suggest that our army come to defend Jiujiang, but your department has to maneuver on the outer line, you must know that the Japanese army is a whole two divisions, don't you think this is very unfair?" ”
"Fair?" Su Jin's face was also cold: "Senior Commander Li, if you want to say the word fairness, I want to ask, you still think it's unfair for one of your troops to guard Jiujiang, is it fair for us to have a brigade to guard Jiujiang?" Besides, it's not my intention to let your ministry come to garrison Jiujiang, and I don't have the right to command your department, if you want to accuse, please go to Changsha to find Chief Xue and say! ”
Su Jin's unceremonious words made Li Tianxia angry, but she couldn't say anything. They only have the strength of one brigade, and you let them resist the advance of two divisions of the Japanese army, isn't that nonsense? For a while, the atmosphere between the two sides began to become delicate, and finally Wang Yaowu came out to play a round.
I saw him smile and say: "Brother Su, Yaozong is straight-tempered, and he often offends people when he speaks, don't be surprised, if you have any good opinions, you might as well say it and let everyone discuss it together, after all, we are all soldiers, just talk about it!" ”
Hearing Wang Yaowu's words of persuasion, Su Jin took a deep breath and smiled: "Chief Wang's words are serious, and the department doesn't dare!" However, there are also some superficial views on how to garrison the Jiujiang department. ”
Wang Yaowu said solemnly: "Please speak!" ”
Su Jin coughed lightly twice and was about to speak, but unexpectedly, a somewhat strange accent came from the door: "Fred, the commander of the armored regiment, was ordered to come to report!" ”
Everyone turned their heads to look, and everyone was stunned. I saw two officers wearing jet-black military uniforms and tank caps standing solemnly at the door, one of them was a middle-aged foreign devil with blond hair and blue eyes, and the other person standing behind him was a woman with a well-proportioned figure, a high nose and deep eyes, and an unusual woman, which could stunned the officers and generals of the 74th Army. (To be continued.) )